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'"THE home ranch of Eaton Brothers (Howard 
Eaton, Willis L. Eaton and F. Alden Eaton), 
devoted to regular ranching and resort work under 
their personal management. 



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1879-1903 
1904-1912 



POSTOFFICE, 

WOLF, WYOMING 



TELEGRAPH AND RAILROAD STATION, 

RANCHESTER, WYOMING 




This circular has been carefully prepared for the benefit of 
inquirers and should cover most of the questions that will arise 
concerning the ranch resort. Intending visitors should read 
page twenty-seven, Travelers Guide, without fail. 



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A FRIENDLY EXPLANATION 



HPHERE is an explanation due to all who are for the first 
time considering the question of an outing with us, to 
contradict the chance for error which confuses our ranch 
resort with any of the usual resort hotels. We know that 
while resting under the disadvantages of great distance and 
vastly different standards for comparison it is not difficult to 
misconstrue the many reports widely circulated concerning 
the unusual nature of the improvements we have made here, 
or to place undue emphasis upon their importance in connec- 
tion with our work. 

At all times we wish to make new friends and to extend 
the good name of the ranch resort for health and pleasure 
but not by any unfair advantages. No one is promised 
absolute immunity from responsibility or that the ranch 
affords the perfection of the hotel problem in a western 
setting. Rather, we must ask kindly co-operation from all 
who come here and due consideration of the many real 
advantages afforded. 

For thirty years we have been ranching in this western 
country; in the old days running horses and cattle upon the 
open ranges, at all times living an active outdoor life, and we 
can therefore consistently claim a knowledge of this life that 
is possible only through this actual experience. 

Our resort work began when we had nothing to offer in 
accommodations, when we were living at the small moving 
cow camps along the Missouri River. A few friends came 
there and, enjoying the life, came again and sent others. 
To-day, as then, the chief charm of an outing with us must be 
in the vigorous open-air life, wholesome change and freedom, 
guarded, it is true, by the benefits of our long experience. 



Eaton Brothers 



Eatons' Ranch, 

Wolf, Wyoming, 

January, 1912 



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Copyright, 1912, by Eaton Bros. Wolf, Wyo. 



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ACH year a booklet goes forth from 
Eatons' Ranch in greeting to a wider 
circle of friends. From Eaton Brothers 
it carries a message of good will and 
appreciation to all who have gener- 
ously aided them in their work. The 
success of their ranch resort has 
always been dependent upon personal interest; 
it has been built up solely through the active 
personal interest of friends, and its continued growth 
is a tribute to their loyalty. Such co-operation at 
all times invites new friends for the ranch resort 
and this booklet is an invitation for new friends as 
well as a reminder to the old. 

Eatons* Ranch comprises some 6,000 acres on 
the eastern border of the Bighorn National Forest 
in northern Wyoming. Easy of access from the 
railroad station of Ranchester, Wyoming, it is the 
central gateway to a vast mountain country, and 
visitors will find many excellent advantages for 
riding, fishing, camping and hunting. It is a 
typical western ranch set in the midst of an historic 
land. The ranch houses, a little settlement in 
themselves, lie in the sheltered seclusion of Wolf 
Creek Valley, with the mountains less than a half 
mile away. A fine trout stream, Wolf Creek, flows 
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the ranch lands, amid scenes of varied charm — 
where mountain, valley, plain and mesa join. 

Emphatically the ranch is not a sanitarium, and 
the accommodations do not permit of provision for 
any who are ill. The health-giving outdoor life 
naturally attracts wholesome, nature-loving people 
who renew both health and strength in pleasant 
occupation. 

In all of us there is something that rejoices in 
the quiet life of Eatons' Ranch, with its harmony 
of wilderness and civilization. Everywhere there 




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is the constant reminder of old frontier days, yet 
well within reach are railroad, telegraph, telephone 
and physician. 

In its healthful climate and freedom from 
extremes of weather the ranch is greatly favored; 
the summer season is marked by long dry periods 
with warm days and cool nights. The altitude on 
the lowlands varies from 3,700 feet at Ranches ter, 
the railroad station, to 4,500 feet at the ranch house, 




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twelve miles away. On the near-by mountains 
the variation is from 7,000 feet, on the first ridges, 
to 13,400 feet on the snow-capped summit - of 
Cloud Peak. During several years' experience no 
visitors have found the ranch altitude oppressive, 
nor in the change from low levels have felt any ill 
effects. 

The ranch is well equipped for visitors; comfort 
is assured, also many unexpected conveniences. 
Accommodations cover pleasant cottage, tent and 
cabin rooms; a shower bath and bathrooms (these 




are not attached to bedrooms), running water, hot 
and cold; a reading room and well-stocked library. 
Plain, abundant meals are served in a large central 
dining room. Meat is home-killed and further 
provisions are brought from well-kept gardens, 
orchards and poultry yards. The equipment in- 
cludes a cooling room for supplies, and ice is stored 
in ample quantities. Good , plain service is provided 
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The purity of the water supply from Wolf Creek 
deserves special mention. Direct from the snows, 
in the heart of the uninhabited range, this creek 
flows for twenty miles through the wilderness, clear, 
cold and sparkling, to the ranch, the first location 
on its course. 

Upon its completion, in 1911, "Howard Hall" at 
once became the interest centre of the ranch. This 
fine log building has a large open fireplace and wide 
covered porches; decorated with many trophies, 
the hall room, 30 x 60 feet, is large enough for 




every home gathering. For a quiet hour with 
books or music, an occasional ranch party or play, 
the hall is always ready. 

The question of daily occupation is rapidly 
solved as visitors grow into the ways of ranch life. 
All may look forward to the keenest enjoyment in 
the riding which is the principal ranch pastime. 
Though without previous experience newcomers 
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careful instruction in the start. At the corral a 
safe horse is provided for each visitor daily and an 
individual outfit, consisting of cowboy saddle, 
blanket and bridle, is always ready at the saddle 
house. In the training and selection of the saddle 
horses long experience is absolutely necessary and 
particularly is this true regarding the choice of 
mounts for those just beginning to ride. Eaton 
Brothers allow no risks with the horses and all 
visitors may have confidence in their care. 

Fishing is an enjoyment open the year round 






at the ranch. Wolf Creek, which flows through the 
dooryard, places good trout fishing within easy 
reach, and the stream has been steadily stocked for 
years with the various trout: native or black- 
spotted, eastern brook, rainbow, loch leven and 
steel head. 

For day-long trips there are the waters of the 
Tongue River, Soldier, Big Goose and Upper Wolf 
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quarter of a mile from the ranch house, gives 
glimpses of the finest scenery in the mountain range. 
The saddle trail up Wolf Creek was entirely rebuilt 
in the fall of 1911. It is now thoroughly safe for 
riders, and will prove a veritable gateway to the 
upper ranges. A strong bridge at the second 
crossing, also many changes of grade at places 
beyond, have made the way easy for the ranch 
riders who wish to explore the mountain country 
in their travels. Riders from the ranch, because 
of its excellent central location, are enabled to plan 





many delightful trips, both north and south, and 
within two or three days' duration. Parties may 
visit the neighboring ranches, travel over mountain 
trails or across the lowlands to historic spots; and 
can readily find convenient stages for their journeys, 
whether to the Crow Indian Reservation and Custer 
Battlefield or the old cow town of Buffalo, the 
scenes of the Fetterman Massacre and Wagon Box 
Fight. Of interest to all are the many lakes in 






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the mountains, the headwaters of the numerous 
mountain streams, the summer stock ranges, the 
near-by scenes of note in the history of Indian 
warfare, all inviting the riders who seek real 
recreation amid Nature's realms. 

Each year in early fall ranch visitors have oppor- 
tunity to join in a splendid horseback camping 
trip under the guidance of Eaton Brothers, a 
journey to see the Crow Indian tribe, gathered for 
their annual Fair, at Crow Agency, Mont. There 
the Indians renew, with games, races and dances, 




the traditions of the tribe. Travelers may also 
visit the famous Custer and Reno battlefields, 
near by the Agency, riding along the celebrated 
Bozeman and many other historic trails. There is 
no more delightful way to travel than on horse- 
back, camping along the trail, whether to the 
Indian reservations, the battlefields, or through 
the marvelous Yellowstone Park. The tourist 
traverses a region made memorable by pioneers 



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for nearly a century and, without their hardships, 
gains an actual knowledge of the way in which 
they blazed the first trails through these western 
plains and mountains. All visitors to Eatons' 
Ranch have many opportunities to experience the 
same impelling charm which brought the pioneers 
into the Great West. 

With riding, fishing, short touring trips, many 
pleasant walks where the camera is in constant 
call, an hour or so at the corral, when the boys are 
working with unbroken horses, the tennis court, 





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or baseball field, the days shorten and soon the 
calendar count is lost. Horse raising is part of the 
regular ranch work and the saddle herd is noted 
for its number and excellence. 

Occasionally a " Frontier" celebration, arranged 
entirely by home talent, gives pleasant employment 
for all. 

Ranch life at all times allows freedom from 
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aside the cares attendant upon the usual outing 
when planning for a trip. Old clothes and outing 
wear already possessed should be carried without 
fail, including fishing tackle, guns, cameras, etc. 
While special laundry work can be arranged for at 
all times, a little care in the selection of an outfit 
will greatly reduce the expense and trouble in this 
particular. Ladies are advised to procure their 
habit for riding astride before coming, but, as 
explained more fully on page 14, it is not necessary 
to buy other general equipment in advance as 







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better selections for ranch use can usually be found 
at the ranch store. 

If considering a trip to the ranch please write 
at once to Eaton Brothers. They will promptly 
supply all particulars as to the railroad journey, 
tickets, trains, etc. ; also arrange to meet newcomers 
at Ranchester station. No arrangements can be 
made for purely transient custom at any time. The 
railroad station, Ranchester, Wyo., is reached by 



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direct route over the Burlington Line and its con- 
nections from Omaha, or over the Northern Pacific 
via Billings, Mont. It is absolutely essential that 
all plans be communicated to the ranch well in 
advance and no arrangements should be made 
without first writing fully to Eaton Brothers. 

Mail Address — Eaton Brothers, Eatons' Ranch, 
Wolf, Wyo. 

Telegraph Address — Ranchester, Wyo. 





Eatons' Ranch Store. 

In past booklets little notice has been given to 
Eatons' Ranch store. Thus this somewhat com- 
plete advertisement is given both as a delayed 
acknowledgment of its merit and in response to 
many complaints of the past neglect. In the well 
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visitors many have found selections wholly superior 
to their preparatory purchases at home, and they 
have requested that some statement be made of 
this fact. The store management extends every 
effort to fill any orders, and goods not in stock can 
generally be obtained within twenty-four hours by 
mail or express. 

The general stock includes, besides many articles 
of common need, a variety of goods specially 
adapted for ranch use and for use on the camping 
trips whether to Yellowstone Park or on local trails. 




Hats, boots, warm outing shirts — both men's 
and ladies', — gloves, sweaters, slickers, handker- 
chiefs, shoe laces, and a long list of small dry goods 
sundries. 

Fishing tackle and ammunition. 

Spurs, quirts, chaps, hat bands, etc. 

A small supply of standard medicinal prepar- 



ations — finest quality. Also preparations for the J 
teeth and the best brushes. 




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Smokers' supplies received continually during 
the year. 

Fresh fruits are secured as rapidly as placed on 
the local markets and there is a small but high- 
grade stock of candy on sale at all times. 

The collection of Indian baskets, moccasins, 
silverware, blankets, and sundry articles, will afford 
many excellent souvenirs suitable for home use 
or gifts. 

In the collection of mounted game heads and 
skins are specimens of buffalo, elk, deer, antelope, 




mountain sheep, caribou, mountain lion, grizzly 
bear, black bear, and polar bear. Exceptional 
opportunity is afforded to find a real bargain in 
the well-mounted specimens displayed for sale. 

Intending visitors will make no mistake in 
depending upon the ranch store for sundry articles 
and can readily obtain information in advance by 
writing to 

Eaton Brothers, 
Eatons' Ranch, Wolf, Wyo. 



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A Special Horseback Trip in 
Yellowstone Park. 




The title suggests one of the finest outings in 
America's unrivaled wilderness. Everyone should 
see the Yellowstone Park. The short hotel and 
camping trips there are most enjoyable and are 
justly popular, but there is no way quite surpassing 
the special horseback camping trips as arranged 
under the plans of Howard Eaton. A leisurely 
riding tour, averaging not more than fifteen miles 




a day, specially planned, equipped with the best 
of outfits and horses sent by rail all the way from 
Eatons' Ranch — three hundred miles for a single 
journey. For years ladies have accompanied the 
parties, many coming alone to enjoy the trip, and a 
long record for care and safety has fully sustained 
this confidence. 

The horseback trip for 1912 will be of twenty 
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from Gardiner, Mont., the Park entrance, on 
August 8th. The party from the ranch leaves 
Ranchester by rail August 7th. It should be care- 
fully noted that excursion tickets at low rates can 
be secured to Gardiner via Ranchester, with stop- 
over privileges for the latter point. With due 
notice parties may arrange to go directly to 
Gardiner for the trip and thus avoid the delay 
of stopping at the ranch. 

Plain serviceable clothing and easy shoes or 
riding boots are recommended for wear on the 





trip. Though the Park days are usually warm, 
the nights and early mornings are cool, and medium 
weight underclothing, sweaters and light overcoats 
will be found very comfortable. As good bathing 
is found at many camps, bathing suits should also 
be taken. Raincoats or slickers should be pro- 
vided in case of rain. Fishing tackle and a camera 
which may be conveniently carried form a desirable 
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the trip is necessarily limited to one bag or suit 
case for each traveler. 

The trip is made on horseback, each member of 
the party being well mounted and furnished the 
necessary saddle, etc. Ladies all ride astride. Mess 
and bed wagons, similar to the regular round-up 
outfits, carry the requisite equipment for camp life. 
Experienced workers attend all details. A coach 
is taken for those who do not ride or who may 
desire occasionally to change the mode of travel. 
Tents for sleeping accommodations are carried for 





all; also good beds, each for two persons. The 
camp table is generously supplied with excellent, 
wholesome food. 

Traveling from Gardiner by easy stages, all the 
regular points of interest in the Park are visited, 
with stops of from one to two days at places of 
special note — Lower and Upper Basins, Yellowstone 
Lake, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and 
near Yancey's, where a side trip is made to see 






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the Park buffaloes. (A small herd of buffaloes, 
purchased from Howard Eaton in 1902, has now 
grown to number one hundred and fifty animals.) 
All riders will go over the celebrated Sheridan 
trail. It passes down DeLacy Creek by Shoshone 
and Lewis lakes, along the Lewis River, where the 
beaver build their dams, through Jackson's Hole 
and on to Rock Springs, on the Union Pacific. 
Following this trail, which can be used only by 
riders or pedestrians, the campers reach the greatest 






hunting ground in the United States — the famous 
Jackson's Hole. Encamped at Jackson's Lake, 
they are fifty miles from any railroad, in the midst 
of the grand scenery of the Rockies, near the 
Tetons with their snow-capped peaks, The Grand 
and Mt. Moran. Returning by way of the Thumb 
and Yellowstone Lake to the Grand Canyon, the 
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Washburn, 10,400 feet high, then down to Tower 
Falls, Yancey's and to Gardiner. Possibly one in 
two hundred coach travelers sees the top of Mount 
Washburn trail, and one in five hundred the 
country south to the Tetons and Jackson's Lake. 
Traveling away from the beaten track, the Eaton 
parties often see the wild game in their native 
haunts: moose, elk, antelope, deer, mountain sheep, 
beaver, and otter ; eagles, ospreys, wild geese, ducks, 
gulls, grouse and many other smaller birds and 





animals. A delightful side trip, which can be 
readily arranged, is that by boat across the Yellow- 
stone Lake and a visit to the famous Pelican Island, 
where opportunity is given to see and to photo- 
graph the wild birds at home. 

Splendid fishing is found at many places through- 
out the whole trip. 

The outline schedule of the evening camps on 



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the trip (subject to necessary changes) will prove 
interesting: 



August 8th— 7-Mile Post 

9th — Gibbon Meadows 
" 10th— Fire Hole Bridge 
" 11th — Biscuit Basin 
" 12th— Biscuit Basin 

13th— DeLacy Creek 
" 14th — Lewis Lake 
" loth — Lewis Lake 
" 16th — Snake River Bridge 
" 17th — Snake River Bridge 



August 18th — Cold Spring 

19th— Lake Outlet 

" 20th— Lake Outlet 

21st —Upper Falls 

22nd -Upper Falls 

" 23rd— Lost Creek 

24th— Slough Creek 
" 25th— Slough Creek 
" 26th— Blacktail Creek 
" 27th — Gardiner, train 



Leave Gardiner, Mont., morning of August 8th, and 
return there afternoon of August 27th. 




From time of leaving Gardiner until returning, 
the party will be out twenty days and the charge 
for the trip is $150 each. This does not include 
railroad fare or expenses on the way to Gardiner or 
return. It should also be understood that because 
of the special outfit required and reserved for this 
single journey no reduction can be made for those 
leaving the party before the conclusion of the trip. 




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Travelers from the ranch are, of course, free from 
any charges continuing there. Members of the 
party can be quickly reached at any time by wire 
addressed care Howard Eaton, Mammoth Hotel, 
Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, and letters to the 
same address will be forwarded. 

Since 1883 Howard Eaton has made sixty-three 
camping trips through the Yellowstone National 
Park. The study of this wonderful region, at close 
range, has always been his greatest pleasure and he 
knows it well. His knowledge acquired in this 




long service makes possible the excellent trip each 
year planned and carried out under his direction. 
Always he is urging those who can do so to see 
the Park, and his assistance is gladly offered to all 
who desire information or advice concerning special 
trips there at any time. Early correspondence with 
regard to the trip for 1912 is absolutely necessary 
and all interested should write without delay to 

Eaton Brothers, 
Eatons' Ranch, Wolf, Wyo. 



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Extracts from Wyoming Game Laws. 




Open season on all fish, January lst-January 1st. 
license required. Legal limit of catch, twenty 
pounds per day, and minimum size, six inches. 

Non-resident license for game birds, $5.00. No 
guide required with bird license. This license 
provides for duck shooting during the period from 
September 1st to April 30th ; grouse shooting during 
period from September 25th to November 30th; 
sage grouse from August 1st to September 30th, 





the latter protected in Sheridan County until 1915. 
Limit, eighteen game birds a day and not more 
than twelve of which may be grouse. 

Non-resident license to hunt or trap bear, $10. 
No guide required. Open season. 

Big Game: No non-resident shall hunt for big 
game in Wyoming unless he employs a licensed 
guide and procures a gun license from a Justice of 
the Peace, for which he must pay $50. This covers 



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permit to hunt both big game and game birds. 
Guide's services cost $5.00 per day. Two deer, two 
elk, and one mountain sheep (male) may be killed 
by each person hunting legally during the open 
season from September 1st to November 30th each 
year. The law defines certain districts wherein elk 
and mountain sheep may be killed. Closed season 
on moose and antelope until 1915. 

From the above it will be seen that opportunity 
is offered for a wide choice in sport. 




Fishing is always available and without burden- 
some regulation. Ducks and grouse are found on 
the ranch and on neighboring lakes and fields, 
under favorable conditions, and shooting is doubly 
pleasant when combined with riding in the open. 
A bear hunt offers a most enjoyable outing and 
can be made without special preparations neces- 
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Wyoming offers the finest field for big game 
hunting in the United States. When properly 
guided hunters rarely fail of full success, and for 
years parties from Eatons' Ranch in charge of 
Howard Eaton have made excellent records. His 
advice and attention is gladly given to all con- 
sidering plans for hunts; in all matters pertaining 
to the big game of the West he is continually and 
actively interested. 





Travelers' Guide. 

The home ranch of Eaton Brothers, so widely 
known as a resort, offers special attractions for the 
western traveler. A journey to the Yellowstone 
Park, with its delightful hotel and coaching features, 
is yet incomplete without an experience of ranch 
life and an opportunity to get away from the 
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Eatons' Ranch is desirable for all persons who 
wish a good wholesome outing, and the character 
of the ranch is clearly indicated by the number of 
young people sent there alone to remain for months 
in the care of Eaton Brothers. Ladies often travel 
to the ranch unattended and with fullest confidence 
of every courtesy. 

Because of this special patronage, and the 
number of young people received, it is necessary 
that some rules be adopted for their welfare and 
particularly is this true with regard to intoxicating 






drinks. None are sold on the ranch, nor is their 
use in any way encouraged; anyone on the ranch 
proving objectionable through the use of intoxi- 
cants may not remain, and this is intended as 
proper notice of the rule. 

The ranch location is central, along the eastern 
line of the Bighorn range. It is also easy of access 
from the railroad. It adjoins the boundary line of 
the Bighorn National Forest, an open mountain 
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The railroad, telegraph and express station is 
Ranchester, Wyoming, on the Burlington Line. 
Burlington and Northern Pacific passenger agents 
everywhere will supply fullest details for a trip. 

A private telephone line from Ranchester Station 
to the office at the ranch, a distance of twelve 
miles, enables instant communication of all 
messages. 

The ranch coach does not make daily trips to 
the station, but only upon arrangement in advance. 
Parties arriving in Ranchester on midnight trains 




remain there until next morning, but excellent 
connections are afforded by the day trains and they 
should be specified for arrival in every instance. 

The postoffice, Wolf, Wyoming, is on the ranch 
property, though some two and one-half miles 
from the main buildings. Mail leaves there each 
morning (except Sunday) to connect with trains 
at Ranchester. 

Rates at the ranch resort will be promptly 
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Payment of account in form of eastern drafts, 
express orders, etc., is most satisfactory at all 
times. Parties sending young folks to the ranch 
may definitely limit all expenditures there by use 
of any of these forms of exchange supplemented 
by careful instructions to Eaton Brothers with 
regard thereto. Ready cash for traveling can be 
obtained in exchange for drafts at the ranch. 

The only regular trip through the Yellowstone 
Park, under management of Eaton Brothers, leaves 
Eatons' Ranch August 7, 1912, and returns 





August 28th. See complete account on page 17. 
Parties contemplating a trip to the Yellowstone 
Park should be sure to get tickets to Gardiner, 
Mont., via Ranchester. When considering a 
western trip much thought should be given to the 
question of routes, etc., for although wide choice 
is afforded at time of purchase it is not possible 
to later alter or change the tickets in any way 
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Assurances are given that the ranch is not in 
any sense a sanitarium and this should be fully con- 
sidered by all. Healthful conditions at the ranch, 
outdoor living, and the purest of water supply are 
the sole agents for upbuilding. In case of need 
physicians' services can always be quickly obtained. 

Plans for the summer season should be made 
very early and inquiries sent at once. 

Additional copies of this booklet will be mailed 
upon receipt of addresses at the ranch office, and 
ranch friends are kindly requested to aid in their 
distribution. 





Information regarding the ranch must always be 
secured directly from Eaton Brothers. No one is 
authorized to make arrangements for visitors 
without this prior notice and reply. The best of 
references can be furnished at all times, and it will 
be greatly appreciated if, in return, inquirers 
mention the source of their information regarding 
the ranch resort. 

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OLANS are now being considered to further advance the 
welfare of the many boys between the ages of fourteen 
and twenty who spend several months each year at Eatons' 
Ranch. We hope to supplement the splendid natural advan- 
tages of outdoor life on the big ranch by an opportunity for 
the study of a few purely practical subjects of value in every- 
day life. 

Briefly stated, the plan contemplates the systematic control 
of all of the boys' time. Regular hours for outdoor work and 
recreation are to be combined "with moderate study, the 
latter in daytime only. As proposed, the instruction within 
a single term will be such as will be useful whether the boy 
enters college, business or the field work of the West, which 
is so rapidly demanding new followers. 

Outdoors the work will relate largely to the regular needs 
of modern ranch life, particularly with reference to stock 
raising (both horses and cattle) and the practical study of 
stock judging. Under competent supervision the boys will 
not only ride and drive many different horses, but will be 
given the instruction necessary to handle horses properly. 
Western farming methods will be taken up in the course. 
The shop work for ranching, which includes both elementary 
carpenter and machine work, as well as blacksmithing, will 
be made thoroughly interesting. 

Indoors the work will be entirely devoted to the careful 
reading of the subjects actively pursued. To this may also be 
added a practical course in business methods and accounting. 
Particular attention will be paid to the study of English 
Grammar, Spelling, Letter Writing and English Literature. 
Other lines in special work requisite to the need of the 
individual boy will be taken up as requested by the parents. 

No change can be made in the present rules of the ranch 
as regards those who are ill, nor could any boy be permitted 
to remain who would not submit to the few wise precautions 
and restrictions to be enforced for the general welfare. 

The term of regular work will be from October 25th to 
April 25th, yearly. The number of boys will be limited 
and preference given to early applicants. Inquiries are now 
solicited from those interested in the plan and the fullest 
details will be sent. 

Eaton Brothers. 

Eatons' Ranch, 
Wolf, Wyoming. 



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